New York and New Jersey bomb suspect sued his local police claiming they persecuted him for being a Muslim
  • Ahmad Rahami filed federal lawsuit claiming cops in Elizabeth, New Jersey subjected his and his family to discrimination and 'selective enforcement'
    Rahimis claimed that police tried to shut down their chicken restaurant too early each night with 'baseless' tickets and summonses
    Ahmad, 28, his father Mohammad Sr, 53, and his brother Mohammad, brought the lawsuit together in 2011
    They said that local residents also racially abused them and said: 'Muslims don't belong here'
    The Rahamis claimed 'discrimination', 'false arrest' and 'abuse of process' that left them suffering distress, embarrassment and damage